Isofix or not?

So weve decided on our travel system and comes in a great bundle. One with isofix one without. Obviously the one with is more expensive but i dont know if its worth it.

Whats your experiences of isofix? Are they actually needed? Obvs dont want to not get it if its vital but equally dont wanna spend extra £100 on something if not actually needed. Plus my car doesnt have the fixtures but ohs does.

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I loved the isofix base with my first it was so much quicker and easier to put the car seat in and out of the car. Id definitly recommend them. But guess it depends whose car baby will be in most as if it's yours it may not be worthwhile as you won't be using it.

100% all for isofix, my daughter has always had isofix, she’s 6 and still has an isofixed car seat, and we ordered babys car seat yesterday which is again isofix, I wouldn’t be without it 1 for ease and 2 for feeling more secure x

If your car doesn't have it, then you need to really think about whether you are going to want to buy another seat! You can't put some isofix seats in without it. Although some will also fasten with a seatbelt. Isofix is nice and simple, but if your car doesn't have it it's a little pointless! My car doesn't have it either. I'm gutted about it, I want a seat that turns around, and those are all isofix only. I can't afford a new car though.

Seatbelt fastenings are just as safe as isofix as long as they're properly fitted. The only safety difference is the ease in fitting isofix correctly. But tbh it's really not that hard to fix the seatbelt properly.

100% all for isofix, my daughter has always had isofix, she’s 6 and still h...

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08/06/2018

100% all for isofix, my daughter has always had isofix, she’s 6 and still has an isofixed car seat, and we ordered babys car seat yesterday which is again isofix, I wouldn’t be without it 1 for ease and 2 for feeling more secure x

Isn’t it only safe up to 18kg with isofix attachment? I thought after that the full seatbelt is needed.

Isn’t it only safe up to 18kg with isofix attachment? I thought after that ...

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08/06/2018

Isn’t it only safe up to 18kg with isofix attachment? I thought after that the full seatbelt is needed.

The isofix has nothing to do with the seatbelt situation, isofix is an anchor, she is in the final stage of backed booster (so without harness) and has the full seatbelt across her, the isofix anchors the base of the car seat, whilst the seatbelt is then used instead of harness x

The isofix has nothing to do with the seatbelt situation, isofix is an anchor...

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08/06/2018

The isofix has nothing to do with the seatbelt situation, isofix is an anchor, she is in the final stage of backed booster (so without harness) and has the full seatbelt across her, the isofix anchors the base of the car seat, whilst the seatbelt is then used instead of harness x

Ah okay. At that stage the isofix is not really needed since the seatbelt is across. My 6 year old just has a standard high back booster with seatbelt across her.

The convenience of isofix for me is really in the early days to secure the seat when the babyharness is used, and easy lifting in and out of the car and onto travel system.

Ah okay. At that stage the isofix is not really needed since the seatbelt is ...

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08/06/2018

Ah okay. At that stage the isofix is not really needed since the seatbelt is across. My 6 year old just has a standard high back booster with seatbelt across her.

The convenience of isofix for me is really in the early days to secure the seat when the babyharness is used, and easy lifting in and out of the car and onto travel system.

I appreciate it’s not really needed just prefer it for safety, it’s one of the best car seats on the market so don’t think even at her age it’s irrelevant to rule out how isofix still helps with safety at their age,

I was just making the point that from birth until even now isofix has been my prefer choice, which answers your initial post....

Just as safe if done properly but much more room for error so I would definitely favour isofix. It's a faff doing the seatbelt so good to avoid some of the time if you can. Depending on the seat you may be able to reuse the base for next stage seat too x

Ah okay. At that stage the isofix is not really needed since the seatbelt is ...

Posted
08/06/2018

Ah okay. At that stage the isofix is not really needed since the seatbelt is across. My 6 year old just has a standard high back booster with seatbelt across her.

The convenience of isofix for me is really in the early days to secure the seat when the babyharness is used, and easy lifting in and out of the car and onto travel system.

My Son is in a high back booster he will be 5 in November and his is also an isofix one. I was told the main thing when it comes to isofix vs just seatbelt is that people are more likely to install seatbelt ones incorrectly where as isofix leaves less room for error.

I think I’ll always use isofix seats over the seatbelt more so because I sometimes have to put my sons seat in others car such as mils to take him to nursery for me I just can be confident it’s fitted correctly.

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